A Syndemic Approach to STI Interventions and Prevention

The use of a syndemic approach could help health departments address the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States more effectively, by examining STIs through a lens of people, place, policy, and science. Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at CDC, suggests this approach to identify and address the multi-faceted and complex overlapping factors that make STI identification, treatment, and prevention more difficult.